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Folate, Vitamin D Found Lower in People Who Have Experienced First-Episode Psychosis

Patients who have experienced first-episode psychosis (FEP) appear to have significantly lower levels of folate and vitamin D in their blood compared with individuals with no psychiatric diagnosis, according to a report in Schizophrenia Bulletin.Understanding nutritional deficits that exist from illness onset could lead to nutrient-based interventions to improve diet and possibly reduce symptoms in people with FEP, the authors wrote.Previous studies have suggested that individuals with schizophrenia have low levels of B vitamins (B12 and folate), antioxidant vitamins (C and E), and vitamin D. However, which nutritional deficiencies are...

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Published By: Psychiatric News - 4 days ago